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Eurhomalea

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3247607	https://www.gbif.org/species/3247607
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17643	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17643

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Eurhomalea

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Eurhomalea

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Veneroidei
-	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Veneroidea
family	Veneridae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Eurhomalea	Cossmann 1920

Scientific Name

Eurhomalea Cossmann, 1920

Name Published In

Rev. Crit. Paléozool., 24, no. 3

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Eurhomalea	genus	belongs to Veneridae	stated with evidence	Malumian et al., 1978
Eurhomalea	genus	belongs to Veneridae	stated without evidence	Gordillo, 1991
Eurhomalea	genus	belongs to Tapetinae	stated without evidence	Chiesa et al., 1995
Eurhomalea	genus	belongs to Veneridae	stated with evidence	Frassinetti and Covacevich, 1995
Eurhomalea	genus	belongs to Veneridae	stated without evidence	Frassinetti and Covacevich, 1999
Eurhomalea	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

3 (30%)

First Recorded Appearance

56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Veneridae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Veneridae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Veneridae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Eurhomalea antarctica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		8	56.0 Ma Paleocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Eurhomalea exalbida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eurhomalea florentinoi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	41.3 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Eurhomalea inflata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	56.0 Ma Paleocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Eurhomalea lenticularis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	3.60 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Eurhomalea navidadiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Eurhomalea newtoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		18	56.0 Ma Paleocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Eurhomalea ninfasiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eurhomalea rufa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Eurhomalea salinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Venus difficilis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Venus fuenzalidae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Venus newtoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Rhomalea Jukes-Browne, 1914	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Rhomalea*
Retrotapes Rio, 1997	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Retrotapes*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1920	Eurhomalea Cossmann
1978	Eurhomalea Malumian et al. p. 278
1991	Eurhomalea Gordillo p. 129
1995	Eurhomalea Chiesa et al. p. 45
1995	Eurhomalea Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 54
1999	Eurhomalea Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 36
2002	Eurhomalea Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Malumian N., Camacho H. H., et al (1978) Molluscos del Terciario Inferior ("Magallanense") de la Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (Republica Argentina), Ameghiniana 15 3-4, 265-284

Gordillo S. (1991) Paleoecologia de moluscos marinos del Holoceno medio de Isla Gable, Canal Beagle, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Ameghiniana 28 1-2, 127-133

Chiesa J.O., Parma S.G., et al (1995) Observaciones estratigraficas en el Paleogeno del noroeste de la Provincia de Santa Cruz (Republica Argentina). Parte II: Invertebrados marinos de la Formacion El Chacy (Eoceno), Provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. Systematica y bioestratigrafia, Monografias de la Acadamia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas Y Naturales 11, 17-68

Frassinetti D., Covacevich V (1995) Moluscos del Plioceno Superior marino de Isla Guamblín Archípelago de los Chonos, sur de Chile, Revista Geológica de Chile 22 1, 47-73

Frassinetti D., Covacevich V. (1999) Invertibrados fósiles marinos de la Formación Guadal (Oligoceno superio-Mioceno inferior) en Pampa, Castillo region, región de Aisén, Chile, Servico Nacional de Geologia y Mineria Chile Boletin 51, 1-96

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